<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Sounds good to me! I just sent the email from Floret to LeeAnne, so hopefully she’ll be able to share that with the commissioners in advance. And if not, we can also paste it into the chat or email it to them during the meeting.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Does everyone who’s planning to attend have the meeting info?<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- Katie</div><div class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 30, 2022, at 2:31 AM, Saunatina Sanchez <<a href="mailto:saunatina@gmail.com" class="">saunatina@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Thank you Jo for sharing the notes from the meeting with Adrian! I hope they'd have Adrian's research handy, though they're not likely to be able to find it during the meeting, so these are very helpful.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In terms of an agenda, here's what I'm thinking:</div><div class="">1. security person to be able to keep the skybridge open 24/7</div><div class="">2. need for more transit between midnight and 5am (more 574 and 124 buses?)</div><div class="">3. employer-subsidized transit passes for all airport employees</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Each issue kinda flows into the next. If the skybridge is open, we want people using it, so more transit would be good for that, and helping people use that transit with passes rounds it all out! I can take lead on facilitating the meeting and presenting our thoughts, then pass it to Katie to discuss transit passes.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">S.</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 7:27 PM Jo Claxton <<a href="mailto:msjoclaxton@gmail.com" class="">msjoclaxton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">I think sending that email response to LeeAnne ahead of the meeting would be good.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">I'm not sure what you and Saunatina had in mind - are we bringing up the need for more transit between midnight and 5am (more 574 and 124 buses?) as well as a security person to be able to keep the skybridge open 24/7? Or is the transit discussion more for ST and Metro?</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">And should we assume the Commissioners have Adrian's (Port Sustainability person) research handy?</div><div dir="auto" class="">I did make a word doc of his presentation for us to refer to if that's easier:</div><div dir="auto" class=""><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JcRYLdDSgVnWLLdcq07pOmHRPHx-2U6T/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=116622650802622616667&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank" class="">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JcRYLdDSgVnWLLdcq07pOmHRPHx-2U6T/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=116622650802622616667&rtpof=true&sd=true</a><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">And yes Katie, I think asking for subsidized transit passes is great, (make the most of this meeting opportunity.)</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">I will let Saunatina and you lead on the agenda and be there for support. I'm still a bit too much of a newbie to speak with authority on transit subjects :) but will speak up if needed.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">-Jo</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 29, 2022, 7:55 AM Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" class="">Nice! Shall I send this to LeeAnne (who asked if we have materials to share with the commissioners in advance) or do you want to just share it with them at the meeting tomorrow?<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Btw I don’t know if you all already discussed an agenda for the meeting with the Commissioners, but let me know what the best way would be for me to participate/support. If there’s time, I would be glad to speak specifically about the idea of trying to get employer-subsidized transit passes for all airport employees. And/or whatever else is helpful!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Katie<br class=""><div class="">
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<div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 28, 2022, at 7:06 PM, Saunatina Sanchez <<a href="mailto:saunatina@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">saunatina@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Just showing up and asking people their opinion works wonders! This is the best response we could ask for, considering their complaint is the main thing we're going to the port for.<div class="">Amazing.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">S.</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 6:59 PM Wes Mills <<a href="mailto:wesmills@wesmills.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">wesmills@wesmills.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=""><u class=""></u><div class=""><div class="">The circumstances are not great but I’m with you, I’m super thrilled we got a reply and one this detailed. (I think we’d all love light rail that ran 24x7 but in the interim, an accessible skybridge and overnight bus service to the airport would do a lot!)<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On Sun, Aug 28, 2022, at 18:54, Jo Claxton wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" id="gmail-m_149742865707145826m_-2510661387631608367m_4907114831069025724gmail-m_5301933330579669220qt" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class=""><div class="">Hi,<br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">I actually got a reply from one of our emails that I think might be a great example to share with the Port. It's from the manager of Floret.<br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Forwarding her response below.<br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Best,<br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Jo<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br class=""></div><div class="">From: <b dir="auto" class="">Kristina Floret</b> <span dir="auto" class=""><<a href="mailto:Kristina@floretseattle.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">Kristina@floretseattle.com</a>></span><br class=""></div><div class="">Date: Sun, Aug 28, 2022, 3:48 PM<br class=""></div><div class="">Subject: Re: Increasing late night public transit at Sea-tac<br class=""></div><div class="">To: Jo Claxton <<a href="mailto:msjoclaxton@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">msjoclaxton@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></div><div class="">Cc: <<a href="mailto:info@floretseattle.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">info@floretseattle.com</a>><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Hi there,<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you for reaching out.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As of right now I have a lot of employees who can not have a start time before 6:00 am because of how the light rail runs to the airport.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We have shifts starting as early as 4am so would need the light rail to run as early as 3am for a lot of the staff, or people interested in working early morning shifts. <br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I've had to let some employees go because they have had changes in their mode of transportation and I could not accommodate suddenly putting them on night shifts, because we only had early morning shifts available.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks again for reaching out about my experience. <br class=""></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">On Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 3:41 PM Jo Claxton <<a href="mailto:msjoclaxton@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">msjoclaxton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">Hello,</span></span><br class=""></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">I'm a volunteer with the Transit Riders Union. We’re working on a project to increase public transit in the early hours of the morning, before Light Rail service begins at 5am. Currently, there is limited bus service between the hours of midnight and 5am for employees and residents who need to move around our region.</span></span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><b class="">We’re contacting you to find out how increased transit service could benefit your employees and your business.</b></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""> </span></span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">Feel free to reply to this email with what you’ve observed working around International Blv’d. (For example, that reliable overnight transit would be easier on your employees getting to and from work, compared to now, where it might be iffy and cause issues with scheduling.) </span></span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">We greatly appreciate any feedback you have and I’m happy to discuss this project to answer any questions you may have.</span></span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">Best,</span></span><br class=""></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">Jo Claxton</span></span><br class=""></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">Transit Riders Union</span></span><br class=""></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" class=""><a href="https://transitriders.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class=""><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">https://transitriders.org</span></span></a><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-- <br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:13px" class=""><span style="color:rgb(118,165,175)" class=""><i class="">Kristina Burglund</i></span></span></span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:13px" class=""><span style="color:rgb(118,165,175)" class=""><i class="">(She/her)</i></span></span></span><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><span class=""><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif" class=""><span style="color:rgb(182,215,168)" class="">253.329.3950</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif" class=""><span style="color:rgb(118,165,175)" class="">General Manager</span></span><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.floretseattle.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif" class=""><span style="color:rgb(19,79,92)" class="">www.floretseattle.com</span></span></a><br class=""></div><div class=""><img width="96" height="55" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wdbOjH0dBSHPUAXwqdbD6Kc0MmH0yitWa_sCGyGZBwI5rqCB5hyOQaRpMgDLD2agFL74gq0KM" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">
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